Netherlands
Gilde Buy Out Partners sells HG International to Cobepa
GP had taken over the group from sister firm Gilde Equity Management in 2013
Mentha Capital closes Fund V on €143m
Mentha Capital Fund IV (MCF IV) closed on €107m in 2015, ahead of its €100m target
Langham Hall to open new Benelux office
New office in the Netherlands follows the opening of a New York branch in 2016
3i appoints ING's Chiche as director in Paris office
New recruit joins GP after a year in its London office, while the firm also announces three additional European hires
HenQ leads €5m series-A round for Housing Anywhere
New funding round brings the total amount raised by the Dutch startup to $6.27m
Main Capital invests in Artegic
Benelux player Main Capital opened a local office in the DACH region in August
MyTomorrows raises €10m from EQT, Octopus et al.
Latest funding round brings the total raised by the startup to $22.14m
Towerbrook acquires Van Dijk Educatie
Acquisition marks the second investment by the GP in education-related businesses this year
3i's Action in €1.675bn refinancing
GP will receive approximately £187m in proceeds from the transaction
Stirling Square sells ESE World to RPC for €262.5m
Exit comes one year after the GP refinanced the waste container manufacturer in a €90m deal
Benelux dealflow all but freezes over in H2
Despite a solid H1, deal volume plummets in second half of 2016, though average ticket size rises
Cerberus backs spinout of Staples' European branch for €50m
As part of the deal, Staples will retain a 15% stake in the European business
Karmijn Kapitaal leads €10m round for Five Degrees
Karmijn invested via its €90m vehicle Karmijn Kapitaal Fund II
Triton takes a majority stake in DeepOcean
Investment will strengthen the oil and gas services company's liquidity and balance
Deal in Focus: Omnes reaps 5x in Nomios exit to Infradata
GP oversaw a doubling of the IT company's revenues during its three-year holding period, leading it to make an exit ahead of schedule
Omnes reaps 5x in Nomios exit to Waterland's Infradata
Omnes supported the group's management buyout in 2013 alongside Odyssee Ventures
High valuations and market volatility put brakes on Benelux deals
unquote" reports from the Mergermarket Benelux M&A and Private Equity Forum 2016, held on Tuesday in Amsterdam
Keen holds first close for maiden fund on €90m
New pan-European venture firm was launched by former heads of BT, TomTom and Prime Ventures
HIG Capital takes 49% stake in Ecore
Group was previously wholly owned by the family of CEO Guillaume Dauphin
Chemelot leads €11m round for Fortimedix Surgical
Venture fund has been invested in the parent group of Fortimedix since 2004
Waterland takes majority stake in Scholt Energy Control
Transaction was supported by Investec acquisition finance
Equistone-backed Mademoiselle Desserts acquires Quality Pastries
Transaction marks the third bolt-on acquisition made with Equistone's backing
TDR's Euro Garages bolts on EFR
Transaction marks the first bolt-on for the business since the GP's investment
CVC and Summit's Avast in $1.3bn deal for TA's AVG
Bolt-on is first major acquisition for Avast since being bought by CVC in 2014